translated from Spanish: Alexa Guarachi jumps to 54th place in WTA doubles ranking

Alexa Guarachi’s rise in the doubles rankings was the highlight among Chilean tennis players this week, in terms of the WTA world ranking. Chile’s number one doubles climbed six places and ranked 54th, the best of his career in the specialty. Last week, the U.S.-born racket reached the quarter-finals of the WTA tournament in Adelaide, Australia, forming a binomial with American Kaitlyn Christian.As far as the singles draw was concerned, Chilean tennis players were down, unlike the best-ranked in the country, Daniela Seguel, who retained the 224th square of the orb. Meanwhile, the main novelty in the ‘top-ten’, which continues to be led by Australian Ashleigh Barty, was the rise from fourth to third place in Romanian Simona Halep.RANKING of the WTA:1. Ashleigh Barty (AUS) 8,017 points (0)2. Karolina Pliskova (RCH) 5,940 (0)3. Simona Halep (RUM) 5,561 (+1)4. Naomi Osaka (JAP) 5,496 (-1)5. Elina Svitolin (UCR) 5,075 (0)6. Bianca Andreescu (CAN) 4,935 (0)7. Belinda Bencic (SUI) 4,675 (0)8. Petra Kvitova (RCH) 4,436 (0)9. Serena Williams (USA) 4,215 (0)10. Kiki Bertens (HOL) 4,165 (0)Chilenas in singles:262. Daniela Seguel 224 points (0)472. Barbara Gatica 83 (-1)618. Fernanda Brito 47 (-2)928. Alexa Guarachi 15 (-1)966. Ivania Martinich 14 (-3)Chilenas in doubles:54. Alexa Guarachi 1,455 points (+6)324. Barbara Gatica 220 (-2)364. Daniela Seguel 186 (-2)688. Fernanda Labraña 53 (-3)734. Fernanda Brito 47 (-5)

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